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The University of Utah Athletics
Women's Basketball Signs Another Top Recruiting Class
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
December 18, 1998
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The University of Utah women's basketball program has signed of three recruits during the early signing period. The announcement came Tuesday from Ute head coach Elaine Elliott.
The Utes have inked Carley Marshall, a 6-2 forward/center from Eugene, Ore.; Whitney Sutak, a 6-0 guard from Mill Valley, Calif.; and Sara Wobbe, a 5-9 point guard from Elmira, Ore.
"We're extremely pleased with this group of signees," says Elliott. "We truly believe that all three are the caliber of player who can come in and make a significant contribution at this level during their college careers. We aren't going to lose any seniors form this year's team, but we weren't content to just stand back and be content with what we have. In addition to continuing to work to get the players that we already have better, we wanted to add some new, high quality players to the group that already exists. I think that we did a nice job of spreading out our signees over several different positions, and in turn adding strengths and more depth to a team already has a bright future in front of it."
Marshall averaged 16.5 points and 12.7 rebounds for Williamette High School last season. She was a Blue Chip Illustrated All-American in 1997-98, as well as a second-team all-conference and an academic all-conference selection.
"We've been missing those big, strong inside bodies the past few years," explains Elliott. "With the addition of Carley to current freshmen Lauren Beckman and Katherine McColl, we'll have as good of a group of three inside players that you could find anywhere." Marshall, who according to her high school coach, Paul Brothers, has improved tremendously since last summer, picked Utah over Hawai'i, Montana, San Diego State and San Francisco.
Since Marshall was moved ahead a year in school at one time, she is young for her class and is just now starting to fully develop. "Her upside is tremendous," raves Brothers. "I think she has the potential to step in and play right away next year, but in another one to two years she is going to be a tremendous player. I know that (Ute associate head coach) Joe Legerski is excited to get her, and I definitely think she has a bright future in front of her."
Sutak, who can play the one through three positions, was a first-team all-conference selection in 1997-98 at Branson High School. She averaged 12.8 points, 4.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds.
"Whitney has great size for a wing player, and its nice to have six-foot kids who can play on the wing. That really gives you an added dimension" says Elliott. "She possesses quality perimeter skills and is a good shooter."
Sutak's high school coach, Ken Siebel, thinks her athleticism will allow her to be successful at the college level. "Whitney is so athletic, and that makes her a great player in the open court," says Siebel. "She can take a dribble at the three-point line and with those long strides can get the basket and lay it in. She's also a very good three-point shooter. Utah's getting a great kid who is a real hard worker."
Sutak chose the Utes over New Mexico, San Francisco and Santa Clara. Wobbe comes to the U. from Marist High School, the same program that produced current Ute sophomore forward Kristina Andersen. Wobbe was a pre-season honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith heading into this season. She earned third-team all-state and first-team all-conference honors last season, averaging 9.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 5.2 steals per game.
"Sara is a very good, physical point guard who can get to the paint and is strong enough to finish," says Elliott. "Since we needed to double our starting two guard as our back-up point guard this season, Sara will give us a needed addition. She will be a very competitive Division I point guard."
Wobbe's high school coach. Terry Lande, thinks the Utes got a real steal by signing her early. "A lot of coaches are going to be kicking themselves for not pursuing her more this summer after they see her play this year," says Lande. "The only other program that really came after her other than Utah was Oregon. I think this is going to be a great situation for both Sara and Utah. She's really maturing into one of the better point guards in the West. She's starting to do things now that I haven't seen point guards do. I have to give the Utah coaches a lot of credit for seeing her potential."
Lande also says that Wobbe will remind Ute fans a lot of Alli Bills, who graduated last year as the all-time assists leader in school and Western Athletic Conference history. "She's a Rolls Royce kind of a point guard," says Lande. "She not the Porsche type point guard that's low to the ground and lightning quick, but she's very impressive. She can shoot the three and drive to the basket and finish if she needs to. But most importantly, she can get the ball in the hands of the right person. She's also a great leader."
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